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The T&M event organized by Frost & Sullivan in Bangalore on November 18, 2008 was a big success. Over 200 delegates attended the event. The summit, 'Unravelling Growth Opportunities in the Indian Test & Measurement Market; A Growth Perspective Summit' provided a platform to actively exchange thoughts on various hot topics in T&M.

Launching the summit, Niju V, deputy director, automation and electronics, South Asia and Middle East, Frost & Sullivan said, “Analysis of the Indian T&M equipment market shows a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 30% in the next five years. Interestingly, this is in stark contrast to the sub-10% growth rate anticipated in the global T&M market. Superlative growth trends are anticipated in both the communications test equipment and laboratory analytical instruments market...”

The common thread of the CXO round table discussion on “R&D and Manufacturing in the Indian T&M Industry” was that India has indeed grown to be considered a good destination for T&M and R&D. Many companies are investing in expanding their R&D operations in the country. Also, in order to satiate the demand from customers for competitively priced products, T&M companies are exploring opportunities to start manufacturing in the country. This will help in bringing down the cost of manufacturing, eliminate import duties, and thus aid in lowering the price of products. During the roundtable discussion on “R&D and Manufacturing in the Indian T&M Industry”, one of the important points highlighted by eminent panelists including Rajesh Toshniwal, CEO, Toshniwal Enterprises Controls; V Sudhakar, associate VP and BU head of products division, Yokogawa India; and Vasudev Tantry, country head and general manager, Anritsu India was that T&M manufacturers should have intensive interaction with users to have valuable feedback in order to design and manufacture right kind of T&M equipments. Vasudev Tantry of Anritsu drew attention to the importance of bringing down the cost of testing.

The roundtable discussion attracted thought provoking questions from participants. An IISC professor brought out the necessity of bridging the gap between the industry and academia in T&M manufacturing. He, along with scores of other delegates, felt that academia has the potential to support manufacturing in all areas, particularly in manufacturing the cost-effective T&M products.

Ray Almgren, VP, development and academic relations, National Instruments, echoed the thought saying that healthy industry-academia ties are possible in India as the country is blessed with ample software and engineering skills, and it is a boon for the entire manufacturing eco-system.

Shekar Gopalan, partner and VP, Global Research, Frost & Sullivan, said, “There is a bright future for manufacturing of T&M equipments in India across all the verticals including telecom.”

Chandan Ghosh, head, long distance, global wholesale & enterprise business–voice and data), Aircel, said in his address on Telecommunication: QoS is the Buzzword, “The T&M industry can grow three times more than what it is today in the telecom space as there is a lot of scope for improving quality of service and offering new services.” Other eminent speakers in the one-day event included Venkatesh Valluri, president & country general manager, Agilent Technolgies; Kumar Narayan, technology manager, Elcoteq; S Rangarajan, CEO, Data Patterns India; Naresh Kumar, GM, application engineering organization, Agilent Technologies; Satish Mohanram, application engineering manager, National Instruments; and Chandrasekar Manjunath, senior director, Telsima Communication.

Kannan K
kannan@cybermedia.co.in